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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of Liege:
Herstal

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* To the 139 Squadron *
* To the crew of P4923-XD *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Blenheim P4923-XD
12/05/1940

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Unit: 139 Squadron
Aircraft: Blenheim
Code: P4923-XD
Base: Plivot
Mission: Maastricht
Crew officer: Sqd Leader TIDEMAN T G
Incident: Air Combat

Location: (Prov. Liege)

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Facts

Airborne 0500 from Plivot, briefed to bomb and strafe enemy troop columns advancing from Maastricht towards Tongeren. Shot down at Herstal-Rhees (Liège), on the NE outskirts of Liège, Belgium. The other crew members, Squadron Leader T.G. Tideman and Sergeant Hale made it back to own lines.

Sources:
Epibreren.com
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
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